In modern high-density server environments, high switching and routing capacities are an absolute necessity. But while consolidation, virtualization and cloud computing have been driving up network performance for years, very few security solutions have been built to meet these faster networks. This has led to tough decisions between security and performance, not to mention the Read more…
Tags: Cloud computing, consolidation, Network Security, Virtualization
The advantages of cloud computing – new levels of cost efficiency, rapid deployment and self-service are much talked about. Yet, while cloud computing remains a top executive priority, security factors are inhibiting broadscale adoption. Very recent Intel Peer Research on cloud computing “What’s Holding Back the Cloud” revealed that 56% of IT professionals are concerned Read more…
Tags: Cloud computing, Virtualization
This week, our McAfee team is gearing up to attend Interop 2012, May 8-10 in Las Vegas! If you’re at the show, stop by our booth #421 where VP of Network Security Greg Brown and myself will be performing product demos and presentations throughout each day on the McAfee Network Security Platform, Enterprise Security Manager Read more…
Tags: Interop, Network Security, Virtualization
With the world’s 10th largest economy and 5th largest population, Brazil’s economic acceleration and technical growth are second only to China when it comes to emerging economies. Not unsurprisingly, this rapid acceleration of economic power and supporting technology has made Brazil a prime target for cyber attacks for well over a decade. As one of Read more…
Tags: Brazil, cloud, Emerging Markets, epo, SaaS, Virtualization
As more and more businesses move towards virtualization, physical data centers are going the way of the Buffalo. Once a data center has been virtualized, an integral part of the network is moved from the physical island of computing resources into the virtualization software. Inspecting traffic is more challenging when it is self contained in Read more…
Tags: cloud security, data center, Network Security, Virtualization
Virtualized servers and desktops have increasingly become the norm in many enterprise environments. As a result, vendors are beginning to adapt their endpoint protection platforms to meet these changing needs. But not all security vendors are created equal. Organizations need to be aware of the different approaches available among vendors, and can’t assume that their Read more…
Tags: Gartner, Virtualization
I recently read a Gabriel Consulting Group survey entitled 2011 Data Center Security Survey: Virtualization & Clouds. One statistic that really struck me was that approximately 65 percent of the respondents said that they were going to use “the same security mechanisms for physical and virtual systems.” This is an amazing statistic since most security Read more…
Tags: Cloud computing, data center security, enterprise, VIrtual Machines, Virtualization
Gabriel Consulting Group (GCG), an independent analyst firm, today released key findings of its 2011 Data Center Security Survey, a report focused on security issues and solutions among 147 enterprise data center managers responsible for data centers of all sizes. The results were startling, as is often the case with surveys, and so we thought Read more…
Tags: cloud, data center, data center security, enterprise, Virtualization
According to Forrester Research the global cloud market is poised for massive growth, jumping from $40.7B in 2011 to more than $241B 2020. This move to cloud is driving significant spend in next generation data centers as customers look to support their private cloud initiatives. I recently had the privilege of talking with Brett Kelsey, Read more…
Tags: Alex Thurber, channel partner, Channel Partners, cloud, data center, McAfee Channel, next generation data center, thurber, Virtualization
What a folly of a report illuminating nothing but questions for AV performance for VMware virtualized environments with three top antivirus companies? Normally a head-to-head comparison would include like-for-like products. However, not this report. The McAfee MOVE AV for VDI, which would optimize the AV for the workflows, was not even included. Highlighting the ability Read more…
Tags: antivirus, McAfee MOVE AV, Virtualization
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